Pedestrian Playlist: What Does The Executive Director of the Dallas Zoo Listen To?

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to people of interest in the metroplex about their taste in music, including likes, dislikes, and guilty pleasures. We're calling it Pedestrian Playlist -- because, hey, everyone listens to music.

I wonder what Turtles listen to?

The Dallas Zoo is the largest and oldest Zoo in the state of Texas, dating all the way back to 1888. It currently features over 10,146 animals and has over 526 species within its confines. Yeah, that's a lot of animals to manage -- so we thought whoever runs a zoo of this size must be quite an interesting fellow.

So, this week, we reached out to the Dallas Zoo's executive director Gregg Hudson and Dallas Zoological Society director Michael Meadows to learn a little bit about their tastes in music.

Gregg Hudson tastes, you'll see, are very local, featuring Dallas' Old 97's and Austin's Bob Schneider, among others. As for his dislikes? Well, he doesn't seem to be the biggest KISS fan -- probably, we assume, because he doesn't want any more loud animals in his life. Michael Meadows seems like a real music fan, too, with favorites ranging from Ray Charles to The Beatles to Lady Gaga.